Jeffrey Roach, author of PopDaddy: Boy Meets Boy Meets Baby, will be joined by his husband Ken Manford and their son Jackson as Jeffrey reads from his new memoir. PopDaddy is the true story of boy meets boy meets baby. Ken and Jeffrey’s lives take a sudden and unexpected turn when their best friend announces she’s pregnant. Ken wants a baby too. What follows is a hilarious, heartwarming and intensely personal story of two gay men in their thirties who decide to pursue an international adoption from Guatemala. The story is told from Jeffrey’s perspective and begins with the big announcement in January of 2001 and ends with their son’s first birthday party in October of 2002. In between the boys have to work hard to overcome bad luck, bad karma and Jeffrey’s fat childhood to get to their storybook ending.

PopDaddy has been well received by critics and readers and has drawn comparisons to Dan Savage, David Sedaris and Dan Bucatinsky. Jeffrey’s personal favorite comparison is one made by a reader who called him a gay Erma Bombeck. “The voice of the 50s housewife—that sounds about right,” he says.

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Reception with the author to follow the reading. Beer, wine, and sparkling water available for purchase.